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Romney's Blank Slate Foreign Policy

In the foreign policy chapters of No Apology , Romney delivers remarkably few insights on America's two shooting wars, Iraq and Afghanistan, suggesting that his own views on foreign and defense policy may be undeveloped. Click here for all of David Frum’s blogposts on Mitt Romney’s "No …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday March 11, 2010

Repeal Obamacare?

That sounds like it will be the Republican slogan in 2010. But the GOP may want to consider the problems with this strategy. That sounds like it will be the Republican slogan in 2010. One question: The Senate healthcare bill offers $250 to seniors who enter the prescription drug "doughnut hold" …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday March 11, 2010

Will Health Reform Cause the Next Bailout?

President Obama has escalated his attacks on insurers. But if reform passes, his harsh words may be the prelude to an embrace. Will health-care reform cause America’s next great financial disaster? Over the past 30 days, health-insurance companies have announced shocking premium increases, …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday March 11, 2010

Romney's Spotty Economic History

Conservatives who credit Romney with having very sophisticated economic understanding, will be surprised by the slapdash and often outright ignorant economic history propounded in No Apology . Click here for all of David Frum's blogposts on Mitt Romney's "No Apology". In his …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 10, 2010

Romney: Closet Realist?

Romney’s No Apology offers the reader a juicy hunk of foreign policy red meat. But there are also interesting clues that Romney's own policy preferences diverge somewhat from those of his red meat audience. Click here for all of David Frum's blogposts on Mitt Romney's "No Apology". …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 10, 2010

Time for SCOTUS to Pass the Rights Buck to Congress

Last week, during oral arguments the originalist justices on the Supreme Court missed a chance to pass the responsibility to create and enforce rights from the courts back to Congress. Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in  McDonald v. Chicago . Sadly, the originalist justices …

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Written by Henry Clay on Wednesday March 10, 2010

Picking a Fight with the Bobbies

The Tories may be preparing to go into a public relations war with Britain's senior-most police chiefs after Conservative accusations that many of the chiefs are in the Labour government's pocket. The Times reports that the Tories may be preparing to go into a public relations war with British …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday March 10, 2010

Wanted: Liberal Wedding Singers Only

D.C. is expecting a jump in wedding-related business now that same-sex marriages are being recognized. But what effect will the new laws have on those in the wedding industry who don't support gay marriage? A report in Wednesday’s Washington Post discusses the expected boon in wedding-relat…

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Written by Orestes Brownson on Wednesday March 10, 2010

Stewart Filibusters Thiessen

The left blogosphere is working the spin on the Jon Stewart - Marc Thiessen encounter last night, insisting that Stewart "destroyed" and "nailed" Thiessen. That's not the way it looked to me. The left blogosphere is working the spin on the Jon Stewart- Marc Thiessen encounter last night, …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 10, 2010

Arizona GOP to Moderates: This Party's Already Full

For over a decade, registered independents in Arizona have been able to vote in either party's primary. Now, however, a team of GOP-sponsored lawyers is looking to close the August Republican primary, freezing out moderate voters. For over a decade, registered independents in Arizona have been …

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Written by Paul Craft on Wednesday March 10, 2010

Dems: GOP Defectors Not Welcome

The GOP handling of party-switching Representative Parker Griffith was a sharp contrast with the Democrats' treatment of Sen. Arlen Specter. It’s pretty illustrative to look at how the Republicans and Democrats treated their respective party switchers in this Congress. Arlen Specter was, at the …

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Written by FF Washington Insider on Wednesday March 10, 2010

Demanding Accountability in Higher Education

Americans are shocked by the cost, waste and inefficiency of the healthcare system. No such shocks with higher education - because the information is all carefully concealed from the public. California students organized protests this week to demand more public money for education. Not such a …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 10, 2010

The Beck-Malkin Throwdown

Sharp words were exchanged when conservative writer Michelle Malkin called into Glenn Beck’s radio show to rebuke him for hosting disgraced former Representative Eric Massa (D-NY) on his show. Sharp words were exchanged this morning when conservative writer Michelle Malkin called into Glenn …

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Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Karl Rove Unplugged

In an online chat session, Karl Rove answered questions not normally asked in the Fox News echo-chamber. Earlier today, Karl Rove participated in an online chat session to answer questions about his new book.  Viewers were able to tweet questions for Rove to respond to.  The chat was fascinatin…

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Massa Backtracks: "I Wasn't Forced Out"

Updated: Disgraced former congressman Eric Massa sat down with Glenn Beck today and appeared to backtrack on his claims of Democratic dirty tricks. Whenever Beck would try to push Massa to provide concrete examples of corruption, the best that he could get out of him were accusations of ‘whipping…

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Addicted to Danger

There is no question that being shot at, and missed, creates a euphoria that is hard to explain. In The Hurt Locker , war is depicted as a “drug” for some -- a high that is addictive. If you want an idea of what the war in Iraq and Afghanistan is really like, go see the movie The Hurt Locker . …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Addicted to Danger

There is no question that being shot at, and missed, creates a euphoria that is hard to explain. In The Hurt Locker , war is depicted as a “drug” for some -- a high that is addictive. If you want an idea of what the war in Iraq and Afghanistan is really like, go see the movie The Hurt Locker . …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Replacing School Choice with Govt Mandates

Recently, Diane Ravitch, former Assistant Secretary of Education, penned a piece explaining why she no longer supports school choice. Her new pet education reform? A comprehensive national curriculum for all students. Diane Ravitch, former Assistant Secretary of Education, recently penned a …

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Written by Orestes Brownson on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Replacing School Choice with Govt Mandates

Recently, Diane Ravitch, former Assistant Secretary of Education, penned a piece explaining why she no longer supports school choice. Her new pet education reform? A comprehensive national curriculum for all students. Diane Ravitch, former Assistant Secretary of Education, recently penned a …

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Written by Orestes Brownson on Tuesday March 9, 2010

Is Crist's Political Career Over?

A new poll finds that amongst Florida Republican primary voters, 56% want Governor Charlie Crist out of elected office entirely. Bye bye, Charlie Crist. Public Policy Polling's website  reports that later today, they are going to release “absolutely brutal numbers” on Charlie Crist. Apparently, …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday March 9, 2010